Sukta 18
अ॒प॒मृज्य॑ यातु॒धाना॒नप॒ सर्वा॑ अरा॒य्यः । अपा॑मार्ग॒ त्वया॑ व॒यं सर्वं॒ तदप॒ मृज्महे
apamṛ́jya yātudhā́nān ápa sárvā arā́yyaḥ | apāmārga tváyā vayáṃ sárvaṃ tád ápa mṛ́jmahe ||
Wiping away the sorcerers, away (go) all malignities. O Apāmārga, by thee we wipe away all that entire (brood).
En effaçant les Yātudhānas, les sorciers, loin (s’en vont) toutes les malveillances. Ô Apāmārga, par toi nous effaçons tout cela entièrement.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)
Devata: Apāmārga (plant-deity) as remover of yātudhāna/arāti
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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